The 2010 open champion has been a ping staffer for his entire pro career and currently has a. With the new trend of shortened driver shafts on tour right now, a question came to my mind. Welcome to the official all square account of louis oosthuizen. Mar 31, 2016 louis oosthuizen march 31, 2016 instruction 0 comments i was never the biggest or strongest guy growing up on the southern cape of south africa, so from the beginning i knew i was going to have to create clubhead speed with good fundamentals and efficient technique. Louis oosthuizens 4 simple moves for a worldclass swing golf. If you watch a video of louis oosthuizen s swing, you will certainly see plenty of lag in the downswing if you know what lag looks like. Emotional louis oosthuizen wins south africa open to end winless drought. Louis oosthuizen 20192018 perfect golf swing sequence. Jack nicklaus drive from 1963 would have won the 2014 pga.
Select 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2020 pga season overview. Driver basics for longer straighter golf shots duration. Regarding male amateurs, since 2005, the united states golf association usga reports that the average handicap has been between 14 and 15. Titleist golf ball players are titleists top golfers. As others have said, be sure to get the lie adjusted after you settle in on a different length of the shaft.
Separation between your shoulders and hips, bent right arm at the start of your downswing, and. Louis oosthuizen has one of the most beautiful swings in the game of golf. The g400 drivers have had a fantastic year with victories for both ping staffers and non contracted players like reed, eddie pepperell and russell knox putting. Swing analysis louis oosthuizen golf smart academy. Apr 19, 2014 louis oosthuizen, pga tour, driver swing, face on slow motion. Louis oosthuizen, ranked 17th on the pgas list of longest drivers, won the event with a blast of 340 yards while playing in one of the days final groups. Louis oosthuizen pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. See louis oosthuizen bio, stats, news, rankings, notes, pictures, videos and more information on the pga golfer at fox sports. Though thats an impressive poke from one of golfs biggest hitters. He is a titleist ball player and favours the pro v1x. San diego louis oosthuizen, winner of the 2010 open championship, used a new driver shaft when he made five birdies in a row in the final round of last months u. Louis oosthuizen junior golf academy home facebook.
Louis oosthuizen witb whats in the bag national club golfer. We will update this post when hes made some final decisions. Louis oosthuizen stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Louis oosthuizen slow motion golf swing analysis youtube.
Almost perfect if you took a poll of all of golf s elite players and teachers, louis oosthuizen s swing would no doubt be pegged as one of the top two or three in the game today. Louis oosthuizen shoots incredible 63 day after kidney stones forced him to wd from proam. Captured his 9th european tour win at the south african open, december 2018. Dec 10, 2018 oosthuizens blueprint the earliest adopter of pings blueprint prototype irons, louis oosthuizen won the south african open for the first time with the forged blades. If you choked down so it plays like a 44 inch shaft, would it go further, the same, or shorter than if you had a shaft cut down to 44 inches and didnt choke down at all. Louis oosthuizens guide to easy power all golfers can improve in the basics and find more easy powerthe kind that comes from good rhythm, stability and the right sequence of motion. Louis oosthuizen golf swing, driver july 2014 youtube. The insert looks very similar to the subtle milling that has been seen on a few of the pld putters as of late. Golf courses played louis played 36 courses in 10 countries. The relaxed arms will usually show up in a free extension of the arms during the release.
The 2010 open champion has been a ping staffer for his entire pro career and currently has a full. The 2018 south african open, his 14th professional win and first since 2016. Highlights louis oosthuizen s eagle approach and putt at mexico championship in the opening round of the 2018 world golf championships mexico championship, louis oosthuizen hits his 231yard. You go birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to essentially put the match away.
Marco nel on the 14th at st francis links during the south african junior club championships sponsored by louis oosthuizen. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. Louis oosthuizen s guide to easy power all golfers can improve in the basics and find more easy powerthe kind that comes from good rhythm, stability and the right sequence of motion. Louis oosthuizen stats, tournament results pga golf espn. Take a look at what clubs south african louis oosthuizen will put into. Best golf drivers for golfers over 50 and senior golfers.
Jul 12, 2015 san diego louis oosthuizen, winner of the 2010 open championship, used a new driver shaft when he made five birdies in a row in the final round of last months u. Louis oosthuizen fired a thirdround 64 to vault into the lead and inch closer to defending his title at the south african open. Home favourite louis oosthuizen produced a stunning birdie blitz to card a faultless nineunderpar 63 for a threeshot lead after the first round of the european tours nedbank golf challenge on. Apr 29, 2020 how fast is an amateurs average golf swing speed. Oosthuizen uses the ping g400 lst driver which was the same model patrick reed opted to use ahead of his masters victory earlier this year. The drive of 2010 open champion, louis oosthuizen, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by four time pga tour winner and emmywinning broadcaster billy kratzert. Louis oosthuizen world class golf swing drivers woods irons wedges. Have you ever wondered what the average driver shaft length is on the. Asap sports transcripts golf 2019 wgc dell technologies. Tiger woods in 1997 and 2019 morning drive golf channel golf. Oosthuizen was a successful amateur and received funding from fellow south african ernie els in his early career. Louis oosthuizen, pga tour, driver swing, face on slow motion. Oosthuizen alternates between a 5 wood and 3 iron ping g crossover or ping iblade depending on course conditions.
Let the man himself teach you how to match his perfect tempo. The standard shaft is a fujikura speeder evolution 565 red, 44. For every 12 inch of extension to a club you can expect an. See what golfwrx members are saying about oosthuizens clubs. Get golf tournament results and career results information at fox sports. If you watch a video of louis oosthuizens swing, you will certainly see plenty of lag in the downswing if you know what lag looks like.
Oosthuizen has the ping prototype pld voss putter in his bag. Interestingly, he uses a graphite shaft in his 3iron and then moves into steel shafts for the rest. Louis oosthuizen witb whats in the bag national club. Jun 09, 2019 oosthuizen has the ping prototype pld voss putter in his bag. What does 2010 open champion louis oosthuizen put into the bag out on tour. To sequence the body well, you want to power the downswing with the larger muscles of your body. In the louis oosthuizen golf swing analysis video below, youll find out 3 keys to effortless distance. Louis oosthuizen s famous rhythm shown with slow motion video there are two things required for great rhythm relaxed arms and good sequencing. Lpga tour professionals using the xr16 driver include. Taylormade m4 15 degrees, with a fujikura atmos black 7x shaft.
Louis oosthuizens 4 simple moves for a worldclass swing. Louis oosthuizen shoots 63 to lead in south africa. Sometimes i carry a 7 wood instead of a 3 iron if the golf course requires this. Snatching the club back is a rhythmkiller, but i see it all the time in proams. If you put that insert to the putter, whats good from the milling on the rest part.
Surprising though it may be for a player of his caliber, louis oosthuizen has just a single pga tour victory to his name. In the louis oosthuizen golf swing analysis video below, youll find out 3 keys to effortless distance separation between your shoulders and hips, bent right arm at the start of your downswing, and. Even when hes hitting a driver over 300 yards he still looks like hes swinging so smoothly. Oosthuizen improves driving with new project x hzrdus shaft. See a complete list of the golf clubs that louis oosthuizen is using at the. Jan 04, 2020 what does 2010 open champion louis oosthuizen put into the bag out on tour. Louis oosthuizen wgchsbc championship golf shots duration. Learn about his golf game and find out what titleist equipment hes using today. He ranks 40th on the pga tour, with an average poke of 295. Discover his latest golf activities, favorite golf courses, whats in his bag and more. Lag can be defined as the angle between the left arm and the shaft of the club in the downswing.
Louis oosthuizens golf equipment at pebble beach witb. Jul 21, 2014 louis oosthuizen golf swing, driver downtheline view slight draw from the tee on a par 5. For oosthuizen, this angle is significant and it remains that way for as long into the downswing as possible. In this analysis video tyler ferrell of golf smart academy breaks down the swing of louis oosthuizen. Became just the sixth golfer to win both the open and the south african open. Oosthuizen went 211 and lost a 3 up lead to halve his sunday singles match against matt kuchar. Jack nicklaus drive from 1963 would have won the 2014 pga longdrive contest.
You know, i got on the first hole and had a little tenfoot putt and ive been struggling this week get those length putts on line. Mar 29, 2019 wgc dell technologies match play march 29, 2019 louis oosthuizen austin, texas q. Why 16th hole at tpc scottsdale is so special golf. Golf handicap and information network ghin shows similar numbers of 15. Tiger woods tees off during the second round of the 2019 masters. Louis oosthuizen witb as of wgccadillac championship march 7, 20 driver. Oosthuizen improves driving with new project x hzrdus. Oosthuizen welcoming challenge of new presidents cup partner 2019. Obviously, oosthuizen is testing a number of different driver shafts and putters. Will adding shaft extensions hurt the clubs performance. Its almost like some of these south african players have. Louis oosthuizen, pga tour, driver swing, face on slow.
Information on players includes yearly results, profile information, a skills gauge, equipment information and much more. Golf videos, tiger woods, pga tour, lpga tour, senior tour, whats in the bag. Entering the final round with a three shot lead, oosthuizen. This shaft, which has gone by several code names, now has an official name. Though thats an impressive poke from one of golf s biggest hitters. In december 2019, oosthuizen played on the international team at the 2019 presidents cup at royal melbourne golf club in australia. Louis oosthuizen was buoyed by long hitting off the tee and superb touch on the greens in winning the south africa open. At the masters, oosthuizen told ping tour rep christian pena that he wanted to experiment with a longer driver and boost his driving yardage. He also holds the distinction of finishing runnerup in all four major championships.